St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Lublin

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The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist [1] (Polish: Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela ) or simply Lublin Cathedral[2] in Lublin,[3] Poland[4] is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lublin.

It was built between 1592 and 1617 as a church of the Society of Jesus. One of the first baroque churches in Poland, it was modeled after the Chiesa del Gesù in Rome of Giovanni Maria Bernardoni. It is a three-aisled basilica with a wide nave.. It was designated cathedral in the early 19th century, and since 1992, the archdiocesan cathedral.

References

  1. 1.Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Lublin
  2. 2.MacDougall, Curtis D. (1969-01-01). Understanding public opinion: a guide for newspapermen and newspaper readers. W. C. Brown Co. ISBN 9780697043306.
  3. 3.Blobaum, Robert (2005-01-01). Antisemitism and Its Opponents in Modern Poland. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801443474.
  4. 4.Kent, Peter C. (2002-05-21). Lonely Cold War of Pope Pius XII: The Roman Catholic Church and the Division of Europe, 1943-1950. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 9780773523265.